How to identify allergic rhinitis in Chinese medicine

Allergic rhinitis belongs to the category of congested nose in traditional Chinese medicine, and is often divided into four types: deficiency and cold of lung qi, weakness of spleen qi (spleen qi weakness), deficiency of kidney yang, and depression and heat of lung meridian. 1. Lung qi deficiency and cold: manifestations include nasal itching aggravated by cold, sneezing, running nose, nasal congestion, fear of wind and cold, and shortness of breath and laziness. 2. Weakness of spleen qi type: manifested as nasal itching, runny nose, nasal congestion, sneezing, colorless face, distention and fullness in the abdomen, less food, less food (no appetite, less food), less breath, lazy speech (lack of strength, do not want to talk), fatigue (mental exhaustion, physical weakness), and so on. 3. Kidney-Yang deficiency type: manifested by nasal itching, frequent sneezing, nasal congestion, pale face, cold form (cold body), cold limbs, lumbar and knee soreness (feeling of lumbar and knee soreness and weakness), diarrhea at five o’clock (diarrhea before dawn), and long and clear urination. 4. Lung meridian heat-suppression type: manifested by itchy nose, sneezing, running clear or sticky mucus, chest tightness and thick breath, cough, itchy throat and irritability. If you suffer from allergic rhinitis, it is recommended to go to a regular medical institution for consultation, and a professional physician will provide a treatment plan according to the condition, so as not to delay the condition.